Chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation
The government’s support for coal-fired power and reluctance to transition to renewable energy undermines potential for economic expansion and job creation in the renewable energy sector
The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation
Civil servants need to be ‘insulated’ from politics and allowed to do their work
The electricity and energy minister warned that the debt prevents the power utility from investing in infrastructure
The electricity minister says it is the result of improved maintenance
This is the first time that the power utility has achieved an energy availability factor of higher than 70% since 2021
We struggle to be convinced that the winter outlook Eskom released, which anticipates stage two load-shedding, will come through
The 40 days free of energy outages is a result of maintenance of the electricity system, lower peak-time demand and the return to service of units at Koeberg, Medupi and Kusile power stations
The electricity minister said the turnaround should be celebrated, and had nothing to do with next month’s elections
Minister of electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said wind energy has a big role to play during winter
The electricity minister said the delay in approving environmental assessments undermines investor confidence
This is the second nuclear challenge the government will be fighting after they lost against NGOs in 2017
Eskom won’t cut maintenance, despite German consortium’s recommendation, electricity minister says
The power utility needs to put in place mechanisms to get access to funds for the shift to renewable energy
Taxpayers’ pain has its roots set in a history that the finance minister could not overcome
The former Eskom chief executive believes the answer lies in nuclear power
By Wednesday this week, load-shedding is projected to ease to lower stages
Diesel is used to run the open cycle gas turbines which have been used to reduce the higher stages of power cuts
Investors will struggle to look beyond the country’s energy and logistics crises
The draft IRP 2023 scales back renewable projects viewed as a key source of economic growth
The plan for rolling out grid infrastructure over the next three years is insufficient to end load-shedding, and requires private investment and funding from the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
According to an MOU, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will exercise authority over the beleaguered power utility’s board and management on ending load-shedding
The SOE’s board is under pressure to ensure there are no cuts in May, when provincial and national elections are expected to take place
The electricity minister says the grid is much healthier and consequently the use of diesel had reduced
They say say the nuclear determination did not follow correct processes and would prove more costly than other forms of energy
Nuclear energy is thought to be a solution to the baseload concerns facing the country
The electricity minister apologises for stage six load-shedding
Increasing global and national pressures for decarbonisation put added focus on Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plans
The electricity minister said cabinet had given the nod to implementation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
The minister was in hospital for a routine medical checkup, according to his department
The president told the party’s national working committee that Ramokgopa’s reach would be extended as a matter of urgency